Electronic device

Abstract

An electronic device includes a chip component and a metal terminal. The chip component includes a terminal electrode formed on an element body. The metal terminal is connectable with the terminal electrode of the chip component. The metal terminal includes a terminal body and a pair of holding pieces. The terminal body faces an end surface of the terminal electrode of the chip component. The pair of holding pieces is formed on the terminal body. One of the pair of holding pieces is formed at one end of the terminal body. An adjustment portion is formed in a boundary region between the holding piece and the end of the terminal body.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An electronic device comprising:
 a chip component including a terminal electrode formed on an element body; and 
 a metal terminal connectable with the terminal electrode of the chip component, wherein 
 the metal terminal includes:
 a terminal body facing an end surface of the terminal electrode of the chip component; and 
 a pair of holding pieces formed on the terminal body, 
 
 one of the pair of holding pieces is formed at one end of the terminal body, and 
 an adjustment portion is formed in a boundary region between the holding piece and the end of the terminal body. 
 
     
     
       2. The electronic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the adjustment portion includes a long slit in a width direction of the holding piece. 
     
     
       3. The electronic device according to  claim 2 , wherein the slit is longer than a width of the holding piece. 
     
     
       4. The electronic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the other holding piece is made of a plate piece corresponding to a punched hole formed in the middle of the terminal body. 
     
     
       5. The electronic device according to  claim 2 , wherein another slit is formed near the other holding piece on the terminal body. 
     
     
       6. The electronic device according to  claim 3 , wherein another slit is formed near the other holding piece on the terminal body. 
     
     
       7. The electronic device according to  claim 4 , wherein another slit is formed near the other holding piece on the terminal body. 
     
     
       8. The electronic device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the metal terminal further includes a mount portion configured to be mounted on a mount surface, 
 the pair of holding pieces is formed on the terminal body so as to be positioned on both sides in a longitudinal direction of the end surface of the terminal electrode of the chip component, and 
 one of the holding pieces is positioned farther from the mount portion than the other holding piece. 
 
     
     
       9. The electronic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the adjustment portion includes a notch formed on the boundary region. 
     
     
       10. The electronic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the adjustment portion includes an opening formed on the holding piece. 
     
     
       11. The electronic device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the terminal body is connectable to ends of a plurality of chip components horizontally arranged side by side, 
 the pair of holding pieces is formed on the main body for each of the chip components, 
 one of the pair of holding pieces in each of the chip components is formed at one end of the terminal body, and 
 an adjustment portion for adjusting a holding force of one of the holding pieces is formed in the boundary region for each of the chip components. 
 
     
     
       12. The electronic device according to  claim 11 , wherein the holding pieces arranged on the terminal body so as to hold each of the chip components horizontally adjacent to each other are continuous. 
     
     
       13. The electronic device according to  claim 11 , wherein the adjustment portions arranged on the terminal body so as to hold each of the chip components horizontally adjacent to each other are continuous. 
     
     
       14. The electronic device according to  claim 12 , wherein the adjustment portions arranged on the terminal body so as to hold each of the chip components horizontally adjacent to each other are continuous.